Lafayette McLaws
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Lafayette McLaws was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in key battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lafayette McLaws canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5149883 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lafayette McLaws Context triple: [Fighting at the Peach Orchard, commanderConfederate, Lafayette McLaws]
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A.P. Hill
A.P. Hill was a prominent Confederate lieutenant general in the American Civil War, best known for commanding the famed Light Division and playing key roles in major battles such as Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
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B.
James Longstreet
James Longstreet was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War, best known as one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted corps commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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C.
Joseph E. Johnston
Joseph E. Johnston was a senior Confederate general during the American Civil War, known for his cautious defensive strategies and key roles in campaigns such as those in Virginia and the Western Theater.
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D.
Richard H. Anderson
Richard H. Anderson was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who held high-level command positions in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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E.
George Pickett
George Pickett was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, best known for leading the ill-fated infantry assault known as Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lafayette McLaws Target entity description: Lafayette McLaws was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in key battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.
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A.
A.P. Hill
A.P. Hill was a prominent Confederate lieutenant general in the American Civil War, best known for commanding the famed Light Division and playing key roles in major battles such as Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
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B.
James Longstreet
James Longstreet was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War, best known as one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted corps commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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C.
Joseph E. Johnston
Joseph E. Johnston was a senior Confederate general during the American Civil War, known for his cautious defensive strategies and key roles in campaigns such as those in Virginia and the Western Theater.
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D.
Richard H. Anderson
Richard H. Anderson was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who held high-level command positions in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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E.
George Pickett
George Pickett was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, best known for leading the ill-fated infantry assault known as Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
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person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1821-01-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Augusta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| commanded | McLaws’s Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1897-07-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | McLaws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Lafayette McLaws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lafayette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfClass | United States Military Academy Class of 1842 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brigadier general
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Major general ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Knoxville Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of a division in the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Marye’s Heights defense at Fredericksburg
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actions at the Peach Orchard and Wheatfield at Gettysburg ⓘ assaults on the Sunken Road at Antietam ⓘ |
| postWarOccupation |
insurance company official
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postmaster of Savannah, Georgia ⓘ tax collector ⓘ |
| preWarOccupation | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| reasonForRelief | conflict with James Longstreet ⓘ |
| relative | Zachary Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
James Longstreet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| spouse | Emily Allison Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasRelievedOfCommand | after Knoxville Campaign ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lafayette McLaws Description of subject: Lafayette McLaws was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in key battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fighting at the Peach Orchard